State of Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development

Targeted Business Tax Credit (TBTC) - Credit Request

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The purpose of the Targeted Business Tax Credit (TBTC) is to encourage private investment and job creation in rural Utah counties with populations less than 25,000. The (TBTC) program is available to businesses located within a designated Enterprise Zone Area, that engage in a Community Investment Project (CIP) making significant capital investments and/or hiring a significant number of new full-time employees.


Please note that the TBTC is a post-performance, refundable tax credit. 

  • Post-performance means tax credit certificates may only be applied for after the completion of an approved Community Investment Project. 
  • refundable tax credit is a tax credit that may be claimed regardless of whether or not the claimant has a state tax liability. 
If the company has completed its approved Community Investment Project please proceed with this tax credit request form.

TBTC Tax Credit Process

1. To complete the request form: 

    A. Carefully read each question and provide accurate answers.

    B. Submit the required documentation to support your answers. 

2. Eligibility will be confirmed and reviewed by the Go Utah Compliance Team.

3. Dependent on eligibility, you will receive a tax credit certificate for qualifying expenditures. The Targeted Business Tax Credit is filed with your Utah State Income Tax. 

4. If the amount of a tax credit exceeds a business entity's tax liability for a taxable year, the business will be issued a payment for the balance that exceeds the tax liability.


Instructions

 Before filing a Targeted Business Tax Credit request form you will need the following documents:

  • Signed company letter detailing the completion of the Community Impact Project the company engaged in, and a request for the refundable tax credit 
  • Completed TBTC Capital Investment Summary Template
  • Purchase and payment documentation demonstrating completed qualifying capital investments
  • Photo evidence of new capital purchases associated to the Community Investment Project
  • Completed TBTC New Employee Report Form Template
  • DWS 33H Unemployment reports for the term of the contract

Required Documentation

We require purchase documentation for all items being claimed for the capital investments made as part of the CIP. We require both purchase and payment documentation. Please attach all documentation that substantiates the qualifying investments. The compliance team may request additional documentation if the documentation provided is deemed insufficient.


We also require job creation documentation that will be compared to a Baseline Job Count that was performed by our office at the onset of contract negotiation. This will inform us of the number of new jobs created since the company's proposed CIP. 


Please proceed to the credit request form

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Business Entity Information - All Questions are Required
This is the company name on your Utah state tax return.

Contact Information

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Project Support Documentation

Please provide the following documentation in relation to your Community Investment Project:






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Final Confirmation
Thank you for submitting your tax credit request. The Compliance Department may contact you for further documentation, if needed. You will be notified by email upon approval of your tax credit.